Musical Rhythm Games are Motivational
I’ve enjoyed a lot of music games over the years. Before we had Guitar Hero and Rock Band in the US, there was already an established genre of rhythm games, largely made and played...
Learning
Knowledge Rot
I just came across a fascinating observation on the nature of knowledge over time, how it rots and fades despite the rigorous recording, publishing, and indexing of information. This is a familiar story on a...
The Complexity of Mobile Software
Like most folks who work in technology, I get roped into helping non-technical friends and family out with their software woes. Though once in a while this would be a legitimately technical task (e.g., trying to remove spyware from my parents’ PCs), more often than not it's really just teaching them how...
The Gap Bridged by Dev Bootcamps
I’m sad, but not surprised, that some students found the CS classes at my alma mater intimidating: She graduated in 2012 from the University of California at Berkeley, which has a top-ranked computer-science program,...
The Acceleration of Educational Competition
As the parent of a happy and fun two-year old, I became disheartened when reading this report on how the pressure is increasing for toddlers – not even children! – to compete to get into the “best schools.” The gist is that in Hong Kong, the best nurseries (catering to toddlers 2 years and over) have such...
When Feedback Loops Disappear in Management
Early on in my engineering management (EM) career, I went around asking other, more experienced EMs for advice. They were happy to oblige, giving me way more than I could have absorbed at the time,...